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May 24, 2021

The Outdoors Are So White. Here’s How Lena Waithe and Jimmy Chin Could Change That.

Fast Company
“The underlying rationale for creating parks was this idea of U.S. nationalism, to promote the American identity, and the American identity was primarily white, male and young,” Myron Floyd, dean of the College of Natural Resources at NC State, said.

May 21, 2021

Where Does Your Paper Come From? The Good and the Bad News.

Popular Science
A huge chunk of paper products get recycled — but the industry isn't perfect.

May 20, 2021

‘Tree Farts’ Increase Carbon Emissions in Ghost Forests

Scientific American
Trees killed off by encroaching seawater because of sea-level rise are a previously unappreciated source of greenhouse gases.

May 19, 2021

Hunters Could Become More Female, Less White, and More Urban, Says New Study

Outdoor Life
The study, published in The Journal of Wildlife Management, provides the kind of information state agencies and other groups need to start targeting audiences they’ve been missing, and spotlights colleges as promising places for cultivating the next generation of hunters and conservationists. It also negates some assumptions about who wants to hunt.

May 18, 2021

Why Ecologists Are Haunted by the Rapid Growth of Ghost Forests

Smithsonian Magazine
A study in North Carolina of dying trees may represent a foreboding preview of what may come to coastal ecosystems worldwide.

May 17, 2021

Ghost Forest ‘Tree Farts’ Are Releasing Greenhouse Gases, Scientists Say

CNET
Large swaths of coastal wetland forest areas in North Carolina have taken on an apocalyptic appearance, with dead trees standing out like bare sticks. A research team at North Carolina State University is studying the environmental impact of greenhouse gas emissions from these "ghost forests."

May 13, 2021

Want to Raise Successful Kids? Science Says Make Sure They’re Doing This Right Now

Inc.
The stage between being a kid and being grown up is real and different. Here's what they need now.

May 10, 2021

In the Keys, Does Go High While Fawns Go Low

The Wildlife Society News
When researchers set up camera traps in the lower Florida Keys, they were focused on the effects of feral cats on endangered marsh rabbits. But when key deer wandered in front of the cameras, they realized the deer’s spot patterns might help identify them.

May 4, 2021

Bird Brawlers Love Spectators—Other Avian Species Are Welcome at Ringside

Scientific American
Tufted titmice scuffle more vigorously in front of a crowd—even if some of the onlookers are woodpeckers.

Apr 30, 2021

Could You Spend 1,000 Hours Outside This Year?

Today
"There is great research coming out showing that when children spend time outdoors, it's linked with a number of positive health outcomes," said Jason Bocarro, a professor in the Department of Parks, Recreation and Tourism Management at NC State.